Capsaicin Effects on Human Facial and Neck Temperature
| Autor: | Vojtěch Mornstein, Vladan Bernard, Erik Staffa, Jana Pokorná |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
010405 organic chemistry
business.industry fungi Analgesic food and beverages Thermoregulation Pharmacology 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences Medical thermography 0104 chemical sciences 3. Good health chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Peripheral nerve Capsaicin Chilli peppers Medicine Ingestion Pepper extract lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) business |
| Zdroj: | IFMBE Proceedings ISBN: 9789811090349 |
| Popis: | Capsaicin is an alkyl-amide that can be found in chilli peppers as its main irritant component with some analgesic properties. It has also many other properties, so it may help to control peripheral nerve pain as well as can be helpful during chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Capsaicin, as an irritant compound, affects body temperature. This study was aimed to specify what is its effect to facial and neck temperature. To obtain temperature distribution images the Workswell WIC 640 infrared camera was used in order to measure and visualize temperature. Facial and neck temperatures were measured before and after ingestion of about teaspoonful of Jalapeno chilli pepper extract of 6.000–8.000 SHU. Finally, surface body temperature was affected by ingestion of chilli pepper extract. Using the appropriate amount of capsaicin can be helpful in medicine but the individual variability of physiological reactions to this irritant substance must be considered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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